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One of our scrum master’s innovative micro-optimisations was to introduce a totem to be passed/thrown/side-foot-volleyed between team mates to establish the receiver as the one and only person allowed to speak for the duration that it was in their possession, which was even more tedious than it sounds. The totem of choice was an Angry Birds pencil mascot. Our scrum master would put her finger where the pencil was supposed to go, which appeared like she was inserting it up the Angry Bird’s anus, which would at least explain its anger, I suppose.

Our scrum master’s name was Andrea, hence Andrea’s Finger. We also had an ex-colleague by the name of Andreas Finger—who wasn’t quite the ginger freak the portrait might suggest, though wasn’t far off—hence Andreas Finger.

Artist’s Notes

The portrait actually looks way more like a ginger, alternate-universe version of Jason (another colleague) than it does Andreas. If you know neither or only one of the two you’ll just have to trust me on that one.

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